Answer :
Working together, they can mow the yard in 48 minutes.
Given data;
A lawn can be mowed by Wilma in 120 minutes. In 80 minutes, Vanessa can cut the same lawn. When working together, how long does it take Wilma and Vanessa to mow the lawn?
Let 't' is their time in minutes working together.
Add their rates of working to get their rate working together,
Wilma's rate: [ 1 lawn ] / [ 120 min ]
Vanessa's rate: [ 1 lawn ] / [ 80 min ]
Rate working together: [ 1 lawn ] / [ t min ]
1/120 + 1/80 = 1/t
Multiply both sides by 240t;
2t + 3t = 240
5t = 240
t = 48
It takes them 48 min to mow the lawn working together.
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